Ridda wars : Muhammed or Tulayha or Musaylima or Sajjah

Everybody thinks Muhammed to be the last prophet of Islam. However, even during Muhamed's own lifetime there were atleast three to four instances when a new prophet of god arose. It was a tricky situation when the Caliph had promised to invade the Byzantine and Persian lands, but the situation on the home grounds was way off course.

Thus began the Ridda wars to unite the Arab muslims under one banner and get rid of the other prophets. Abu Bakr the caliph assigned Khalid, the only one who had defeated Muhamed in battle, and recently accepted Islam. Khalid's excellent command and bravery won the day for the new religion.

During the apostasy movement which emerged following the death of Muhammad, Sajah declared she was a prophetess after learning that Musaylimah and Tulayha had declared prophet hood. Before claiming to be a prophetess, Sajah had a reputation as a soothsayer. Thereafter, 4,000 people gathered around her to march on Medina. Others were forced to join her (against their wills) against Medina. However, her planned attack on Medina was called off after she learned that the army of Khalid ibn al-Walid had defeated Tulayha al-Asadi (another self-proclaimed prophet). Thereafter, she sought cooperation with Musaylimah to oppose the threat of Khalid. A mutual understanding was initially reached with Musaylimah. However, Sajah later married Musaylimah and accepted his self-declared prophethood. Khalid then crushed the remaining rebellious elements around Sajah, and then moved on to crush Musaylimah. After the Battle of Yamama where Musaylimah was killed, Sajah returned to Islam.